Strategies to help your child in school

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Strategies to help your child in school
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How can I help my child succeed?

• Encourage your child to read- Read yourself!
• Talk with your child/Listen to your child
• Monitor homework
• Monitor t.v., video games, internet. Consider
  eliminating weeknight t.v.
• Encourage responsibility-establish rules, enforce
  rules,have chores, demonstrate how to break down
  jobs into small steps.
• Encourage active learning-through sports, museum
  visits, outdoor play, musical instruments.

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Helping your child with Homework

• Set a regular time
• Make it a central location with all the supplies
  they need
• Help children make a schedule, check assignment
  books
• Encourage good study habits early.
• Start projects early-break down in steps
• Give practice tests
• Give praise
• Take a break

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Getting Organized

• Make boxes with your childs names on it-keep
  papers in boxes for reference
• Make a family calendar
• Label everything as the season changes-dont
  forget to label jackets and sweaters.

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Organization

• Check for replenishing supplies every week or two
• Check assignment books
• Study ahead, teach your child to study every
  night for Fridays test-good habits
• Plan projects ahead
• Use weekends to anticipate the upcoming week,
  plan and organize.

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Talk with teachers to resolve problems

• Talk early in school year
• Contact as soon as you suspect your child has
  problem.
• Approach the teacher with a cooperative spirit.
• Let the teacher know if the assignments are too
  hard or too easy.
• Make sure you understand what the teacher is
  saying-What will you do? What will I do?

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Communicating with teachers

• Ask the teacher which way she/he prefers-voice
  mail/email
• Please use email carefully. Avoid confrontational
  statements. If it is not something you want to
  say to someone, dont write it. Take time to cool
  down and request a meeting. Misunderstandings
  happen. We are all here for your children. We can
  resolve things best when we work together.

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What teachers want from parents

• Initiating Communication
• Monitoring Homework
• Parenting and student skills-accept
  responsibility for your childs education
• Getting involved
• Establish student behavior-model proper behavior
  for children while spending time with your
  children
• Support the teacher
• Emphasize reading-Read yourself
• Respond to communication-notices, permission
  slips, etc.
• Healthy diet-meals, cleanliness, sleep

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Keep in mind

• It is normal for a child to feel overwhelmed at
  the beginning of the year.
• Take the time to help your child develop
  strategies for tackling problems- academic or
  social
• Give your child tools for success.

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Whats New?

• Pre-K class is beginning.
• Ms. Weiss is working full time-teaching
  accelerated pace reading in lower grades, music
  and pre-k music.
• Ms. Schultz is here an extra day Pre-K-3 have art
  twice a week.
• Students in 5th-8th will work with pre-k children
  about once a month in Religion class.

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Additional Personal Safety Education-ADW

• Basic safety skills
• How to recognize dangerous situations
• Ability to say No in unwanted situations
• Talk to your parents-no secrets

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Whats new with peer learning?

• Three new strategies are being introduced
  Leapfrog Jigsaw Think, Write, Pair,Compare,
  Share Pairs Check.
• Reflection journal-more writing
• Teachers reviewed end of the year student
  evaluations and discussed changes.
• 8th graders did skits for the Peer learning Kick
  Off.

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Leap frog Jigsaw

• A group of students works with the teacher to
  become an expert on a concept or skill. These
  students then bring back that information to
  their group. Then another student becomes
  expert, etc.
• Students develop a great sense of pride learning
  a new skill and sharing it with others.

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Pairs Check

• Groups of four are split into pairs. One student
  is the coach, the other person does the problem.
  If problem is done correctly the coach praises,
  if not, coach helps. Once problem is correct the
  roles are reversed. Then the team reunites to
  compare answers.
• If agreement is made, team celebrates.
• Teacher monitors.

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Think- Write- Pair -Compare

• Students think about their answers, jot down
  their answer, then pair with another to compare
  their answers.
• Then teachers ask students to share answers.

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Student Gains

• Better understanding of concepts
• Better grades (measurement of better
  understanding)
• More cooperative classroom atmosphere-we need
  each other in order to be successful.
• More care for each other and appreciation for
  what gifts everyone has to share.

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Favorite part of peer learning

• If someone gets a wrong answer, people in the
  group can help so that you can all have the right
  answer.
• Solving problems together-you arent alone.
• You can create a stronger bond with your class.
• Everyone has a part to do and everyone is
  involved.

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How has it been used in classes

• To review for tests
• To see if we understand new things
• To perform a play
• We reviewed each chapter by using jigsaw.
• To do current events

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What was your favorite memory?

• Studying for tests
• Making study guides
• Performing plays
• Working with people I didnt know as well.
• In Science, We did numbered heads and I aced the
  test!

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How has it helped you?

• It helps me understand the subject better.
• My test grades have improved.
• It taught me how to cooperate with others.
• I have been getting MUCH better grades.
• I remember things better
• It allows me to hear everyones ideas

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What would you change about it?

• Nothing
• Make sure that students are grouped well.
• Make sure the teacher monitors so that all
  children are able to share their answers.
• I would like to have a chance to work with
  everyone in the class at some point during the
  school year.
• Incorporate more strategies.

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Thank you for coming!